Resource controlled user interface resource management
First Claim
1. A method for managing utilization of a user interface device with one or more computing systems, the method comprising:
- in the user interface device;
establishing a wireless communication link with a computing system;
determining that at least a portion of the user interface device may be used with the computing system as an interface between a user and the computing system, said determining based on a list of authorized devices maintained by the user interface device;
communicating a signal indicating that at least a portion of the user interface device may be used with the computing system;
receiving a request to allocate said at least said portion of the user interface device for use with the computing system based on the communicated signal; and
allocating the requested said at least said portion of the user interface device for use with the computing system,wherein the user interface device is one or more of;
a mouse, a keyboard, a scanner, a printer, a microphone, a speaker, a camera, and/or a video display.
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Abstract
A system and method for managing the allocation and utilization of user interface resources in a communication system. Various aspects of the present invention comprise establishing a wireless communication link between a user interface resource and a system with which the user interface resource may be used. It may be determined that at least a portion of the user interface resource may be used with the system. Various aspects of the present invention may communicate that at least a portion of the user interface resource may be used with the system. A request may be made that at least a portion of the user interface resource be allocated for use with the system. The allocation request may be received, and at least a portion of the user interface resource may be allocated for use with the system. The allocated user interface resource may be utilized with the system.
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23 Claims
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1. A method for managing utilization of a user interface device with one or more computing systems, the method comprising:
in the user interface device; establishing a wireless communication link with a computing system; determining that at least a portion of the user interface device may be used with the computing system as an interface between a user and the computing system, said determining based on a list of authorized devices maintained by the user interface device; communicating a signal indicating that at least a portion of the user interface device may be used with the computing system; receiving a request to allocate said at least said portion of the user interface device for use with the computing system based on the communicated signal; and allocating the requested said at least said portion of the user interface device for use with the computing system, wherein the user interface device is one or more of;
a mouse, a keyboard, a scanner, a printer, a microphone, a speaker, a camera, and/or a video display.
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2. A method for managing utilization of a user interface device with one or more computing systems, the method comprising:
in the user interface device; establishing a wireless communication link with a computing system; determining that at least a portion of the user interface device may be used with the computing system as an interface between a user and the computing system, said determining based on a list of authorized devices maintained by the user interface device; communicating a signal indicating that at least a portion of the user interface device may be used with the computing system; receiving a request to allocate said at least said portion of the user interface device for use with the computing system based on the communicated signal; and allocating the requested said at least said portion of the user interface device for use with the computing system. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for managing utilization of a user interface device with one or more computing systems, the system comprising:
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one or more processors for use within the user interface device, said one or more processors being operable to establish a wireless communication link with a computing system; said one or more processors being operable to determine that at least a portion of the user interface device may be used with the computing system as an interface between a user and the computing system, said determining based on a list of authorized devices maintained by the user interface device; said one or more processors being operable to communicate a signal indicating that at least a portion of the user interface device may be used with the computing system; said one or more processors being operable to receive a request to allocate said at least said portion of the user interface device for use with the computing system based on the communicated signal; and said one or more processors being operable to allocate the requested said at least said portion of the user interface device for use with the computing system. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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